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Black Friday and Cyber Monday marketing checklist

Print this page or use Save as PDF. Each block matches a play on Black Friday and Cyber Monday marketing. Fill it once, then rerun before Cyber Week sends go out.

BFCM posture (one sentence) Play 1

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  • Posture (skip, value kit, seconds, give-back, or full price with a stated reason):
  • Shared with finance and support before 30 Oct: Yes / No
  • WVD full-price buyers fenced from a deeper code: Yes / No

Thanksgiving (US) Play 2

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  • US audience only, or skip to Play 3: Yes / Skip
  • One dated SKU live with public price and cutoff:
  • Order-by date on PDP and cart:
  • Thank-you note scheduled before Cyber Week (no code): Yes / No

Inventory fence Play 3

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  • SKUs available to Cyber Week:
  • Wholesale and marketplace stock excluded from the promise:
  • Capsule or seconds lot named if posture uses them:

Reference prices Play 4

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  • No inflated was prices on the storefront: Pass / Fix
  • EU prior-lowest-price check done if you sell into the EU: Yes / N/A
  • Public price on every SKU in the Cyber Week email:

Non-discount offer Play 5

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  • Offer type (bundle sum, named value add, or gift card with plain terms):
  • Terms and dates written in one line:
  • Dining gift card bonus stated with dates (if used):

House list calendar Play 6

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  • Fri 27 Nov through Mon 30 Nov send plan (one line per day):
  • Suppression rules for proof-week and Thanksgiving buyers:
  • CPM guardrail and pause rule for paid prospecting:

Claim check Play 7

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  • Banners and subject lines checked for Green Friday or offset language: Pass / Fix
  • Proof on file or line removed under EmpCo:
  • Support macros match the live offer:

Tuesday after Cyber Monday Play 8

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  • Thank-you page link in the Monday send: Yes / No
  • Giving Tuesday (1 Dec) or Travel Tuesday decision:
  • Christmas hub handoff owner named:

Your niche angle Your niche

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  • Niche block used (#dining, #travel, #hospitality, #product, #fashion, #startups, #wellness):
  • One angle applied this week: